Ted Williams in the minor league Padres (baseball card detail)
Here's just a few quick ones, because I'm a little preoccupied sucking in opening day. I don't want to get into a long dissertation about my feelings about baseball here. Let's just say that my family's way into it, due in no small part to my late brother Tim's enthusiasm for the game, particularly the 1996 season of the San Diego Padres.
Alas, there isn't much I could find in the way of vital sounds, but here's a few oddballs. The first one is a very early recording of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," included here because of it's vintage (1908), and it's curiosity factor as a cylinder recording; and also to lend contrast to the Ozzy Osborne attempt, from 2003. (Not a parody, but you might wish it was.) Next up is Dr. John doing it, just how you'd expect him to. Then there's "Charlie Hustle," by Pamela Neal, a two bit Donna Summer (listen to here coo "Pete Rose"). Next is Steve Wynn, doing "Ted Fucking Williams" live, a song he did in a side project, imaginatively named "The Baseball Project." I'm not too nuts about the song, just like the title. Then, the real Ted fucking Williams telling you how to hit. (Any of you Dads out there better get that sucker.) If you don't think it poetry, you haven't seen him hit. The last one is a spoken word thing, by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He was the guy who published Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," and owned City Lights, the SF bookstore.
Alas, there isn't much I could find in the way of vital sounds, but here's a few oddballs. The first one is a very early recording of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," included here because of it's vintage (1908), and it's curiosity factor as a cylinder recording; and also to lend contrast to the Ozzy Osborne attempt, from 2003. (Not a parody, but you might wish it was.) Next up is Dr. John doing it, just how you'd expect him to. Then there's "Charlie Hustle," by Pamela Neal, a two bit Donna Summer (listen to here coo "Pete Rose"). Next is Steve Wynn, doing "Ted Fucking Williams" live, a song he did in a side project, imaginatively named "The Baseball Project." I'm not too nuts about the song, just like the title. Then, the real Ted fucking Williams telling you how to hit. (Any of you Dads out there better get that sucker.) If you don't think it poetry, you haven't seen him hit. The last one is a spoken word thing, by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He was the guy who published Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," and owned City Lights, the SF bookstore.
Nolan Ryan "Don't mess with Texas" autograph.
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Edward Meeker - Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908) mp3 at Archive.orgOzzy Osborne - Take Me Out to the Ball Game mp3 at 2 Dorks
Dr. John - Take Me Out to the Ball Game mp3 at New Orleans Baseball
Pamela Neal - Charlie Hustle mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Steve Wynn - Ted Fucking Williams (live) mp3 at Archive.org
Spoken Word:
Ted Williams - How to Become a Better Hitter: Part 1 and Part2 mp3s at Beware of the Blog
Lawrence Ferlinghetti -Baseball Canto mp3 at Now Hear This Music
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